Delhi gurdwara panel election postponed

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, April 20

The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee elections have been postponed due to the surging COVID-19 cases and the week-long lockdown imposed in the city to check the spread of the virus, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Tuesday.

 The Delhi Sikh Gurdwara management committee (DSGMC) elections were scheduled for April 25.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has sent a proposal in the regard to Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal.

"Gurudwara elections in Delhi, to be held on 25 Apr, have been postponed due to corona and ongoing curfew. Hon'ble CM sends the proposal to Hon'ble LG," Sisodia tweeted.

The proposal stated it would not be prudent to hold the DSGMC elections during the ongoing curfew, and added polling booths might become "hotspots" and "super-spreaders".

"Whereas Delhi government is keen on holding DSGMC elections at the earliest, we should postpone the elections at the moment due to Corona crisis," it stated.

Referring to a High Court case, the proposal said the Delhi government has stated in the court that election process will be completed by April 29. The court has directed to adhere to the schedule with permissible variation of two weeks, it said.

Therefore, the elections should be postponed as it could be conducted by May 13 as per the court order, it said. With PTI inputs